Wichita eagle., 1887-04-16
THE COMING CITY OF MEADE CEN
TER


paralleled only in the great Sunf1owe
state. In no town in Kansas has the in
crease in value of real estate been proper
tionately greater than in this young bu
enterprising city. For instance: Mr.. Ed
Dool, vice president of the Meade County
Bank, week before last sold eight acres o.
land adjoining the north line of town fol
So. 500, having paid $3.50 for the same las
November. -Four lots on Carthage av
enue one block west of the square were
last spring bought by Mr. Chas. F. Turner
for $175, sold by him three weeks age
for So, 500 and 1000 has now been Offered
for the same property. The Meade Coun
ty Bank corner was year age
offered with the adjoining twenty
five foot lot for $1,000 with
two good buildings on them.
Two weeks ago $4,000 in cash was
offered for the same property and con
temptuously refused. Meade Center, with
her two assured railroads, the Rock Island
and Santa Fe, and magnificent country
tributary, has advantages which eastern
capitalists are seeing and taking advantage
Of Levi E. Coe, president Of the Meriden
savings bank, Meriden, Conn, together
with Joseph Morse, a banker and capital
list, were in our city week before last and
invested about 100000 in Meade Center
property. The block known as the public
square has been lotted and deeds issued by
Mayor Hart, our first mayor, and May or
Roberts, his successor, to Hon. A. B.
Lennon and L. E. Steele. of Newton, in
accordance with contract willingly en-
tered into by our citizens about a year and
half ago. Mayor Roberts having re-
signed his Office about two weeks before
the election, the president of the council
concluded to bound from obscurity to
notoriety in single leap and
regardless of the prior transfers made deeds
to this same property to certain individuals
who in the public interest have always de-
clared that this square ought to go to the
county, but now upon receipt of these
deeds have suddenly changed their views
and want to hold for themselves. The act
ing mayor of course failed to forget his
own interests his daughter having an
alleged deed OF course Messrs. Lennon
and Steele will fight to the bitter end for
their rights.
Our election last Monday passed off very
quietly the ladies taking very prominent
part OF course the old howl of the saloon
vs.. the home was raised in order to secure
votes, although the alleged whisky ticket
was composed Of some of Our best business
men who in every sense Of the word are
SO Der, reliable w-obeying citizens. The
active part taken by the ladies has
shaken society to its foundations and
the i'll feeling engendered by the campaign
will not be allayed before another election
comes off to again stir it up. One lady, in
particular, has, we learn, been very ener-
getic in rounding up" those lauies whom,
as she alleges, voted against her interests.
The EAGLE has been making gallant fight
for the sacredness of the home and the
purity of our women, and long may you
continue to scream the same note until a
law passed to resurrect dead and sinking
politicians has been erased from our statute
books
4 magnificent rain set in here early this
and has continued all day. This
evening our streets are flooded and still the
heavens appear as if loaded. Some of
those who had predicted q droughty
season are now as loudly proph
esying food with better chance of a |
realization of their fears. This rain has
done an incalculable amount of good and
everybody is happy over the prospects of
season.
Our legal mill will soon be grinding. |
court meeting this week with Judge {. W. |
Ellis on the bench Our people are always
glad to see this gentleman in Meade Cen
ter, His genial and hearty manners while
off the bench and his suavity and dignity |
while seated thereon, have made him many |
friends and inspired in all belief in his
strict integrity and incorruptibility.
Graceland cemetery, the new burying |
ground just east of and overlooking the
city is now being laid out and before many |
days Meade Center will have beautiful |
spot for her Gods Acre. The Cemetery |
Association intend to erect in prominent
portion of the grounds where 1t
can be seen for miles, q /
stately monument to the memory of the |
soldiers of the late rebellion. Meade |
county has a large number of the heroes of |
81 to Go within her borders and it is only |
meet that when the angelic bugle sounds
lights out, proper place should be as
signed for their burial and their deeds he |
in enduring marble.
The Meade County Globe is still proving |
its republicanism by snarling and picking
at some Of our business men.
The family jars caused by differences be-
tween man and wife engendered by the late |
election, will, TO certain extent, oblierste |
the dead line which has become so famous
In Meade Center and which has heretofore |
been the boundary between female fecun-
dity and its reverse. This is one of the |
sad results of women at the polls Should |